Gordie by a Nose

By Jim Hagarty

Gordie Howe played professional hockey for a while on the same line as his sons Mark and Marty.

How amazing is that?

During one game, a player from the other team got in a fight with Mark Howe. He threw Howe to the ice, climbed on top of him and was pounding the daylights out of him. Gordie skated over to the scene and looked down patiently as his son was being thoroughly pummeled. Finally, Mark’s dad reached down, tapped his son’s assailant on the shoulder and said, “That’s enough. Let him up!” Mark’s abuser ignored Gordie’s command and kept on punching. That was not his best decision that day.

Gordie Howe took off his glove, reached down, stuck his fingers in the guy’s nostrils and lifted him up onto his skates by the nose.

Did I mention Gordie Howe was strong?

Author: Jim Hagarty

I am a 72-year-old retired journalist, busy recovering from a lifelong career as an unretired journalist. This year marks a half century of my scratching out little fables about life. My interests include genealogy, humour and music. I live in a little blue shack in Canada and spend most of my time trying to stay out of trouble. I am not that good at it. I also spent years teaching journalism. Poor state of journalism today: My fault. I have a family I don't deserve, a dog that adores me, and two cars the junk yard refuses to accept. My prized possessions include my old guitar and a razor my Dad gave me when I was 14 and which I still use when I bother to shave. Oh, and my great-great-grandfather's blackthorn stick he brought from Ireland in the 1850s. I have only one opinion but it is a good one: People take too many showers.